1650 x 1050 screen resolution----inspiron 1520

i have a inspiron 1520, i have upgraded it with mostly new parts....i was thinking of buy a 1650x 1050 display in install it in my 1520...will it work?????

another questions....why has this resolution dissappeared from most laptops today..i thought it was the perfect resolution for laptops, especially the 17 inch ones..???

 

You need to get a WSXGA+ panel from a Dell of the same era... then it will work. 1520s, Vostro 1500s, Latitude D820/D830 are all good candidates.

 

ok.....thanks for the info...why did the manufacturers stay away from 1650 x 1050...that is a heck of a lot better than 1280 x 800

 

Because the industry for the most part felt the need to go to 16:9?

Saying "1650 x 1050 > 1280 x 800" doesn't really mean anything; I could just as well FHD > WSXGA+...

 

Yeah, it was the shift to 16:9 that killed 1680x1050 (as well as 1280x800). RIP 16:10, you will be missed.

The "new" equivalent of 1680x1050 is 1600:900. It's 16:9 instead of 16:10, and that does mean a lot fewer vertical pixels. 1920x1080 is the other alternative, but that tends to be considerably higher DPI.

One not eon the 1680x1050 on the 1520s is that (AFAIK) they were all glossy. So if you want a matte one, you'll probably have to get a Latitude screen. I haven't tried using a Latitude screen on my 1520 myself, so you'll have to look elsewhere for details on that.

Although I never had a 1680x1050 screen myself, I do think that either that of 1440x900 probably is ideal on a 15.4" laptop. The 1280x800 I have is a bit low in number of pixels, but the 1920x1080 on my work laptop is just a few too many DPI. Something nice and halfway in between would probably be just right.

Edit: As to why the switch to 16:9, there are two reasons. One is that it was what movies and TV were promoting (even though a fair amount of DVD movies are 2.35:1 instead of 16:9, and older ones are sometimes 4:3), and manufacturers thought consumers would care about being able to watch DVDs without bars on the top on their laptops. The other is that, if you do the math, a 15.6" 16:9 laptop has less screen area than a 15.4" 16:10 laptop (and similarly at other sizes), so it likely ends up shaving a bit off the cost. Probably not a ton, but in the low-margin laptop business, every bit counts.

There are two manufacturers who still make 16:10 laptops - Apple and Panasonic. However, I don't see any 1680x1050 options. Apple offers 1440x900 in the MacBookAir, and Panasonic offers the same in the Toughbook F9. Meanwhile, the Toughbook 52 offers 1920x1200. But no 1680x1050 in sight.

 

i sure miss the 1650 x 1050...i think the manufacturers made a hugh mistake by not letting the customer have that option when ordering...even the new monitors are for the most part 16/9,,,and i have one...i also have a 16/10....16/10 is my farvorite by far...

 

@ronss

Hi,
I got my Dell 1520 way back in 2008 and it has been barely used since 2014. It is now a portable desktop (Dead Battery)
I was hoping to breathe some life into it through an SSD and perhaps a replacement for its now off white screen.

I plan to get an HD CADDY for the SSD EVO 850 120GB and I replace the screen with a higher resolution screen as the original resolution was 1280 by 800.
Would the 1400 by 900 and 1650 by 1050 be a direct fit or is there something i am missing.

Thanks for the help.

@Apollo13 If you have any pointers please do let me know.

 

Cool; I didn't know it was possible to tag people in XenForo. Must be new since the forum upgrade a couple weeks ago.

I'm not really an expert in screen changes, as the screen changes I have done have been from once Inspiron 1520/Vostro 1500 to another, and haven't involved any third-party screens. You would definitely need it to be a 1400x900/1650x1050 (or 1920x1200) screen for a 15.4" laptop, but I'm not sure if all such screens would work with the Inspiron 1520 or not.

The EVO 850 should be able to slot in for the caddy for the existing hard drive. They're both SATA, so an additional hard drive caddy shouldn't be necessary, unless you plan to replace the optical drive with the SSD and keep the traditional hard drive for extra storage space.

 

Hi @Apollo13

The original Dell Inspiron 1520 came with four screen variants
LCD Display:
15.4" matte widescreen with 1280 × 800 resolution,
15.4" glossy widescreen with 1280 × 800 resolution and TrueLife,
15.4" glossy widescreen with 1440 × 900 resolution and TrueLife,
15.4" glossy widescreen with 1680 × 1050.

Mine is 1280 x 800 and TrueLife. The part I am planning to get is a replacement for Dell Inspiron 1520 screen. Currently I have the option of either 1440 x 900 or 1680 x 1050.
What I wanted to know is if the screen was made for Dell Inspiron 1520 it should still work right?? Because as I understand you upgraded the screen of your laptop as well right?

 

That's correct - if it was an original 1520 screen, it will work. Sorry for the long response time; I haven't been on NBR for a couple of weeks.